let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
control; check; restraint; inhibition
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
not worth considering; out of the question
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
difference; disparity; gap
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
proposal; proposition; suggestion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
not caring; not giving a damn
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
imagination; supposition; guess
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to employ; to hire; to charter
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely